AN OPEN and honest clearing of the air was the key to Coventrys remarkable turn of form that secured Championship survival, reckons talismanic frontman Matt Godden. Here is a list of the registered squad for Derby County 2023: Goal Keepers. Mansfield Town, Barnsley, Torquay United and Bradford City were relegated. His players are young and full of ability, and to win a League Championship so soon after entering the First Division is a credit to his methods." 70-71 TRANSFER DIARY. Quizzes; Events; Quiz Creation; Community; Videos; SporcleCon; Remove Ads; Sign In; Quiz Categories. . They managed players very, very well.". The two men hugging and celebrating wildly, trying to raise the residents of Littleover after a tense and seemingly endless amount of added time at Molineux, were Rams captain Roy McFarland and fellow defender Colin Todd. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. Derby County's 1971-72 title-winning team Fifty years ago today, May 8, 1972, Derby County were crowned champions of England for the first time. "Everyone in Derby enjoyed our European nights, there was a tremendous feeling and it was exciting times. WELSH star Harry Wilson gave Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp a reminder with a superb hat-trick against Birmingham. It was magical, a lot of comradeship, a lot of banter, there was a feel-good factor. It's Strategy, Brute Force And Laser Focus. When Derby had been beaten 2-0 by Manchester City in their penultimate game of the season, there were undeniable doubts that Clough's little-fancied side - one that had risen from the Second Division just three seasons before - would go on to claim an historic first English title. 6 November 1971: The Manchester derby at Maine Road ends in a 33 thriller, with debutant 17-year-old winger Sammy McIlroy on the scoresheet for United.[13]. All huddled around a telephone in Cala Millor on the east coast of Majorca, they listened on as Liverpool were held 0-0 and Leeds went down 2-1. * indicates new record for competition, Leeds United won the FA Cup for the first time in their history by beating the previous year's winners, Arsenal, 10 in the final at Wembley. Known Youth , Apprentice or Reserve players added in case the autograph is in this collection. The value Clough placed on McGovern is clear from the fact he went on to captain Nottingham Forest to the European Cup twice. [21] Crystal Palace's 20 win over Stoke City relegates both Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town from the First Division. CARLOS Corberan was a relieved man to see Huddersfield secure their Championship safety with this draw with Coventry. and Newcastle (42 agg.) This quiz has not been published by Sporcle, Jump to the score distribution portion of the page. Derby began the season with an unbeaten League run of five wins and seven draws although they did exit the League Cup at the second round stage, beaten 20 in a replay at Leeds. [19] Meanwhile, on the pitch, in the First Division, Leeds' failure to beat West Ham sees them miss the opportunity to top the table, victory for Millwall allows them to ascend to the summit of the Second Division ahead of Norwich City and Birmingham City, Third Division table-toppers Aston Villa pull away from AFC Bournemouth, and Grimsby Town move into second in the bottom tier (behind rivals Scunthorpe United) with a win over Reading, becoming the first League side to score 50 this season. He made more appearances than any other keeper in the club's history. The team of three managed to get to the final with 21,000 in the bank. Grimsby Town, Southend United, Brentford and Scunthorpe United were promoted from the Fourth Division. "John McGovern's back pass got cut out, and I am not blaming John, and bang, goal, and Arsenal beat us 1-0," McFarland recalled. Derby had drawn Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup. "Would you have thought Leeds would lose, the way they performed all season? 6 May 1972: Leeds United win the FA Cup for the first time in their history by beating Arsenal 10 in the final at Wembley, with Allan Clarke heading the only goal in the second half. 1971-72: League Division One: Champion: 1971-72: League Division One: Champion: 1974-75: FA Charity Shield: Winner: 1975: League Division Two: Champion: 1986-87 . So much so that they pipped excellent sides such as Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal to top spot. The players used and the number of appearances they made were: Colin Boulton (42), Ron Webster (38), John Robson (41), John McGovern (40), Terry Hennessey (18), Colin Todd (40), Roy McFarland (38), Archie Gemmill (40), John O'Hare (40), Kevin Hector (42), Alan Hinton (38), Alan Durban (31), Frank Wignall (11), Jim Walker (6), Steve Powell (3), Tony Bailey (1). The 1971-72 season was Derby County 's 72nd in the Football League and their 45th season in the top flight. It seemed the obvious first question to put to club legend Roy McFarland. "Manchester City football club match record: 1972", "Derby County football club match record: 1972", "Leeds United football club match record: 1972", "Classic match report - Wolves 2 Leeds 1, 1972", "Liverpool football club match record: 1972", "A timeline for Liverpool Football Club - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! Sports; Geography; Music; Movies . The night will also cast the spotlight on the Derby County Women with their prestigious Young Player and Player of the Season awards being presented. His nickname among supporters was 'The King'. 6, 7 Match 1972: Derby County manager Brian Clough announces the signing of Nottingham Forest striker Ian Storey-Moore; this is disputed by the selling club and the player is in fact sold to Manchester United for 200,000. "We heard that full-time whistle on the car radio and it was unbelievable.". Leeds lay fourth on 55 points, also with two matches remaining and a superior goal average to the other challengers. Whereas Brian Clough built his 1971-72 Championship winning team on discipline and a solid defence, Dave Mackay 's 1974-75 side relied on attacking power to overwhelm its opponents. While back-to-back European Cups at Forest ensured Clough and Taylor's place in the folklore of the game, the pair also took Derby to the semi-final of the continent's biggest competition after Derby won the title in 1972. 10 November 1971: England draw 1-1 with Switzerland at Wembley to leave them in pole position to qualify for the European Championship quarter finals. 23 February 1972: Second division Sheffield Wednesday host touring Brazilians Santos at Hillsborough stadium in a match played on a weekday afternoon due to the miners' strike. He recalls: "Immediately you saw Cloughie in action and what was around him and the players they were getting in, and the players who were there, you got a special feeling. "I signed Rob as a player at Derby County. Coaches. "It was hard to deal with. He oiled the midfield wheels, closing down the opposition's key man, making tackles and interceptions, and kept things ticking by pushing around simple passes. Gerald Mortimer summed it up perfectly, as he often did in the Derby Evening Telegraph, when he wrote: "Powell was brilliant. Goalkeeper Colin Boulton was just one of two players to feature in every game. Would you have thought that Shankly's Liverpool would not not do what is needed to win something? With home gates consistently over 20,000, Derby beat Dundee United (85 on aggregate), Stoke (43 agg.) At the start of a season back then, any one of ten teams could win it. How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK. Squad officially registrated by the Football League and the Football Association between 1st August 1970 and 30th June 1971. Behind the back four, Boulton displayed excellent consistency and was also ever-present when Derby won the title again in 1974-75. 14th August Arthur Stewart to Ballymena United, 23rd Septembert Archie Gemmill from Preston North End, 17th October Willie Carlin to Leicester City, 12th November John Rhodes to Halifax Town (5.000), 20th february Colin Todd from Sunderland (170.000), 5th May Dave Mackay to Swindon Town (10.000), No info about date of transfer Les Green to South-Africa, John Richardson to Notts County, Sir Robertson-King KBE (President), S.W.Jones, T.W.Rudd, S.Longson (Chairman), F.B.Walters, S.C Bradley, M.Keeling and Stuart Webb (Secretary). In an interview by phone from the Scilly Isles, Clough said: "I don't believe in miracles but one has occurred tonight. "The Division Two trophy was the first one we won together but to then go and win the big league, with Clough and Taylor, was great.". https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=197172_Derby_County_F.C._season&oldid=1130034515, English football championship-winning seasons, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 28 December 2022, at 08:43. I always felt we had enough. Yes, it does feel like 50 years!" Derby even went on to claim a second English title in 1974-75 under Dave Mackay, who took over following Clough's resignation in 1973. England were eliminated from the 1972 European Championships in the quarter-finals after losing 31 on aggregate over two legs (13 at Wembley and 00 in West Berlin) to West Germany, who went on to win the tournament. West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest occupy the relegation places. Derby County will stage their first End of Season Awards event in three years on Tuesday 3rd May 2022 at Pride Park Stadium and Derbys first-team staff and players will all be in attendance. Subscribe to Magzter Gold to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,000+ magazines and newspapers. Goalkeeper Pld G YC RC; Matthew Yates----Joe Wildsmith: 39 (0) 0: 3: 0: . I was at the ground the next day cleaning the baths and sweeping the terraces!" And its all women. The team was a collective and also featured perfect pairings in McFarland and Todd at the back, Hector and O'Hare up front. Rob Straw was a former Rams player before beginning a career in medicine. Frank Wignall was among the goals early on, four in six games before he joined Mansfield Town, but it would be a season in which the goals were shared around. Then came a key moment in the campaign, a moment that still sticks in McFarland's mind. Liverpool needed to win at Arsenal and Leeds required only a draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. A 1-0 victory against Bill Shankly's Liverpool at a packed Baseball Ground in Derby a week earlier had put the Rams top of the table by a solitary point. I could tell by the roar of the crowd that it had actually gone in. But they didn't. But that was about to change in May 1967 when a young manager confident in his own ability and his side-kick arrived. . Entdecke DERBY COUNTY v WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1971/2. We jumped out of the car and hugged each other. Mrz - RAMS CHAMPIONS in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! . It was a historic season in the club's history as they won the First Division title under the stewardship of Brian Clough. The average age of the Derby 11 that lined up against Liverpool in that pivotal win was just under 25. The 1972 UEFA Cup Final was the final of the first ever UEFA Cup and was contested by two English teams, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur. I walked towards the car thinking it must be over and expecting to see them jumping up and down, but they weren't because the Leeds game went to added time! Mike Summerbee scores early, with Karl Odermatt equalizing for the Swiss. 4 March 1972: Leeds United beat Southampton 70 and will overtake Manchester City at the top of the table if they win their two games in hand. Derby did go on to have more moments to savour, beating a Benfica side with the great Eusebio in the team in the European Cup the following year. The Rams plugged away and added the Texaco Cup to their trophy cabinet after seeing off Scottish side Airdrie 2-1 at the Baseball Ground after drawing 0-0 north of the border. I thought we had a very good start. In addition, their reserve side won the Central League for the first time since 1936. Its strategy, brute force and laser focus. Although Derby had pipped Liverpool to the post their manager, Bill Shankly, was generous in his praise saying: "Brian Clough has built a great side. It is not fluke, not to do what they did," Powell said, adding: "They always kept you on your toes, you never knew from day to day what was going off. The title win came at a time when the rivalry between Clough and Leeds boss Revie - two managers with different approaches and footballing ideologies which defined a generation in their own ways - was simmering. Wayne Rooney's valiant attempt to keep Derby County in the Championship despite a 21-point deduction came to an end on Monday as a 1-0 defeat at QPR saw the Rams . [17], 19 February 1972: Leeds United thrash Manchester United 51 at Elland Road and are two points behind Manchester City at the top of the table. footballsite - The full league and cup results of Derby County FC in the 1971/72 season when they finished as champions of the Football League for the first time. - Posted in Breaking News. We've given you 10 minutes to name them all. It was all exciting stuff. Steve Powell became Derby's youngest ever player, a record he held for almost 30 years, when he made his debut in a Texaco Cup tie against Stoke aged just 16 years and 30 days. "That belief might not have been there after that FA Cup game but Alan [Durban] always looks a bit deeper into things and gives you a different angle, he is a master at it. Squad number history This statistic shows which squad numbers have already been assigned in their history and to which players. Please Note: If playing on a mobile device, you may need to turn your screen sideways. We were just elated, jumping up and down and shouting, making as much noise as we could to get the people coming out of their houses.". [16], 11 May 1972: The First Division season ends when Tottenham Hotspur beat Arsenal 20 in the North London derby at Highbury.[16]. As I walked past him on my way to the dressing room, wallowing in the rare praise he had thrown my way, I got hit with the punchline - 'And he's a good player,' shouted Clough. Includes transfers during this period and players on loan. And they were flying in the FA Cup, as well, until being derailed by Arsenal in the fifth round following two replays, which Durban believes was a blessing in disguise. ", As for young Powell, in the pressure-cooker atmosphere he provided a cool head and a remarkably mature performance. "Colin got out of the car, we hugged. McFarland continued with a big smile on his face. Derby County FC Squad, 1971-72 View source Squad Colin Boulton John Robson Terry Hennessey Roger Davies Jeff Bourne John McGovern Peter Daniel Colin Todd Steve Powell Kevin Hector John O'Hare Roy McFarland Ron Webster Alan Hinton Archie Gemmill Staff Manager: Brian Clough Honours Football League Division 1 Championship 1 December 1971: England win their European Championship qualifying group with a 2-0 win in Greece. Clough's messages could be brilliant in their simplicity, he did not over-complicate matters, and keeping players on their toes was all part of his management style. Squad Derby County This page displays a detailed overview of the club's current squad. Ernie Tagg sacked himself as manager of Crewe Alexandra because he felt that a younger manager should take charge of the club. What is remarkable is that Derby used only 16 players all season and three of them - Powell, Jim Walker and Tony Bailey - made only six starts and four substitute appearances between them although Walker grabbed a crucial winner against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Among the victories was a 2-0 triumph over Leeds and the decisive win, sealed by John McGovern, against Liverpool in the last of their matches to go top of the table. . Derby County Squad 1971/1972. McFarland captained the title-winning side, a special team with special players and an extra-special management duo in Brian Clough and Peter Taylor. McGovern was a player of total dedication to the team effort. The team could be tight defensively, keeping 23 clean sheets in 42 games, but it also had bags of flair and could play. " You can't say my team aren't winners. On a deserted suburban Derby street on the night of Monday, 8 May 1972, two men were jumping in jubilation next to a white Ford Capri. White shirts, Black shorts, Black and White stockings, Shaftesbury Crescent, Derby DE3 8NB Phone Derby 40105, Digital Cards for this Web site 27 (completed). The 2021/22 season has provided many challenging moments for the Rams . Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Although Derby reached the FA Cup fifth round, losing 10 to eventual runners-up Arsenal in a second replay at Filbert Street, their primary cup success for 197172 came in the Texaco Cup, a competition between sixteen English, Scottish and Irish clubs who were not in European competition. "The one thing about me and Toddy, once we got together we were solid - we are still mates now, still good friends," McFarland said. National Football Teams without an confederation. Barrow were voted out of the Football League and replaced by Hereford United, who a short time earlier had achieved a shock FA Cup victory over Newcastle United. Derby's players headed off to Majorca and waited, as did Clough who was with his family in the Scilly Isles. "He had a terrific footballing brain in and around the box," Gemmill said of Durban in his autobiography, 'Archie Gemmill - Both sides of the Border'. 197172 was Huddersfield's last season in the top flight until 2017, and within a few seasons they fell into the Fourth Division. One of the many strengths of Clough and Taylor, the masterminds behind Derby's successes, was they knew how to get the best out of each player. After a 00 draw at Broomfield Park, Derby beat their Scottish opponents 21 in the second leg at the Baseball Ground with Roger Davies, signed for 12,000 the previous summer from non-league Worcester City, grabbing the decisive goal to give Derby their second cup win in as many seasons. Second on the all-time appearance list is Webster, an utterly reliable full back who was diligent and dedicated in his work for the team. Derby County . - , 26 , Parents stop stranger in bid to snatch girl aged five from park. , . ", McGovern, as McFarland eluded to, hit the only goal in a 1-0 win. 8 May 1972: Derby County win the League Championship as neither Leeds United nor Liverpool manage to win their final league games. The 2021/22 season has provided many challenging moments for the Rams both on and off the pitch but, in the face of adversity, the unity right across the club and the city of Derby has shone through. I was kind of falling over in amazement that he hadn't tried a shot at goal, and it put me half a step out. DERBY COUNTY FOOTBALL Manchester United have now lost five League matches in a row.[16]. [10], 7 August 1971: The 1971 FA Charity Shield is held, but without reigning League and Cup winners Arsenal, who are on a pre-season tour abroad. 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